Title
Resolution to Appropriate $1,000,000.00 in LWCF Grant Funds and City Matching Funds for Buhr Park Outdoor Ice Arena Improvements (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
This resolution appropriates $1,000,000.00 for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant for Buhr Park Outdoor Ice Arena Improvements. The grant was accepted and project approved by Council on 8/18/2025 per resolution R-25-311 but requires an appropriation by City Council, which requires 8 votes.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding beyond the LWCF Grant award amount would be drawn from a combination of fund balance and the Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvement budget. Some elements like the new dasher boards, accessories, and the new rubber flooring will need to be funded separately as a secondary project.
Staff
Prepared by: Rosie Pahl Donaldson, Land Acquisition Supervisor
Reviewed by: Josh Landefeld, Parks & Recreation Services Manager
Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, City Council passed resolution R-25-311 at the August 18, 2025 meeting accepting a $500,000.00 LWCF grant; and
Whereas, The LWCF grant requires an appropriation approved by a vote of 8 Council members and only 7 Council members were present at the August 18, 2025 meeting;
RESOLVED, That City Council appropriates $500,000.00 to the Parks & Recreation FY26 Major Grants Programs Fund expenditure budget with the source of revenue being the Michigan Department of Natural Resources LWCF grant award;
RESOLVED, That City Council appropriates $500,000.00 to the Parks & Recreation FY26 Major Grants Programs Fund expenditure budget with the source of revenue being a transfer from the Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements Fund;
RESOLVED, That City Council appropriates $500,000.00 in matching funds from the FY26 Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements Fund fund balance to the Parks & Recreation FY26 Parks Maintenance and Capital Imp...
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